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100

This colorful rainforest bird is known for its distinctive, oversized bill.

What is a toucan? The largest is the toco toucan, with its bill measuring up to eight inches.

100

These two brothers are famous for their flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.

Who are The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur)? Their first flight lasted 12 seconds. The fourth and longest flight of the day lasted 59 seconds.

100

True or False: Canada's first hockey cards first debuted in a pack of cigarettes. 

What is True. Canada's first hockey cards (the 1910–11 C56 set by Imperial Tobacco Canada) were inserted into packs of Derby cigarettes.

100

Depicted as a "lovable loser", Charlie Brown is a popular and widely recognized cartoon character in this popular comic strip.


What is the Peanuts? Peanuts is a comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which eventually expanded into a media franchise. 


100

It protects the brain from injury and offers structural support for the face, jaw, and sensory organs.

What is a skull? The cranium is the part of the skull that encases the brain.

200

This is the largest and lowest-sounding musical instrument in the brass family.

What is a Tuba? The word "tuba" comes from the Latin word for a straight-built Roman trumpet or tube.

200

This phenomenon causes your ears to hurt during air travel.

What is air pressure? The changes in pressure during takeoff and landing can cause discomfort until the Eustachian tubes equalize the pressure. 

200

Called this, Sudbury is home to this world-famous interactive science museum.

What is Science North? Northern Ontario's most popular attraction invites you to learn about science with fun, hands-on exhibits, live animals, IMAX Theatre, Planetarium & more.

200

While she was never his wife, she was Popeye's longtime girlfriend and romantic interest.



Who is Olive Oyl? When she first appeared in E.C. Segar's Thimble Theatre strip on December 19, 1919, she was presented as a young, scrappy woman.



200

In the game of horseshoes, it is this many horseshoes that each player pitches per turn.

What is Two? Each player pitches two horseshoes per turn. Points are awarded based on how close the shoes land to the stake. Play continues until the score of 21 is reached. However, you must win by two points. 

300

Consumption was once the name for this disease.

What is tuberculosis? It consumed because the disease appeared to "consume" or waste away the human body from the inside out. 

300

This Renaissance artist drew an early flying machine rendering around 1490.

Who is Leonardo da Vinci? His drawing features a skeletal frame with two wings and a forked tail, similar in form to early airplanes. 

300

Canada's first commercial coal mine was located in this Eastern Province.

What is Cape Breton Nova Scotia?

300

In the Archie comics, Archie Andrews always had his choice of girlfriends between these two ladies.


Who are Betty and Veronica? They were "best frenemies" Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge. Veronica made her debut a few months later as an immediate rival to Betty for Archie's affections.


300

This organ secretes insulin.

What is the pancreas? The pancreas is located in the abdominal cavity. 

400

The Crimson Tide’s home is in this city.

What is Tuscaloosa? In Alabama, the Crimson Tide is synonymous with both Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama. “Roll, tide, roll” is the battle cry.

400

It was in this decade that female flight attendants introduced to commercial flights.

What is The 1930s? Ellen Church advocated for the addition of nurses to flights to alleviate public trepidation about flying.

400

Founded in August 1637 Canada's first hospital was located in this province.

What is Quebec? Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, established in Quebec City in 1637.

400

Garfield enjoyed his lasagna...but he also enjoyed playing practical jokes on his best friend named this.



Who is Odie?



400

This is the name for an egg dish that means “fried,” borrowed from the Italians.

What is frittata? It resembles an unfolded omelet.

500

This Italian city is famous for a shroud known by the same name.

What is Turin? The Shroud of Turin ended up in the Italian royal House of Savoy, and in 1578, the shroud made its way to its permanent home in Turin.

500

It is this airport in Turkey that is considered Europe's busiest airport.

What is Istanbul Airport? It is the larger of two international airports serving Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in the Arnavutköy district on the European side of the city.

500

This city experienced drunken riots after the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup in 2011.

What is Vancouver? The 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot erupted on June 15, 2011, after the Vancouver Canucks lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals to the Boston Bruins.

500

Blondie and her sandwich-loving husband Dagwood, who was an office manager at a construction company, had this as their last name.

What is Bumbstead? Dagwood Bumstead was a former wealthy heir who was disinherited for marrying Blondie.

500

This was King Edward VIII’s title after he abdicated the throne.

What is the Duke of Windsor? His brother, King George VI, granted him the title of the Duke of Windsor upon his abdication in December 1936. 

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